A magical journey through beautiful sceneries of grassland acacia savannah in the north and tropical forests in the south; immerse yourself in mysterious Bwindi Forest National Park and fall in love with some of the most fascinating creatures on planet Earth.
Day 01: Met on arrival at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda by our representative and transferred to your Bed and Breakfast hotel for overnight.
Day 02: After breakfast drive to Fort Portal the capital town of Tooro kingdom which lies on the shadow of the Rwenzori Mountains, the biggest mountain range in Africa with lunch en route. Afternoon is spent at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 03:
After breakfast, proceed on the day’s activity – the nature walk in Kibale
National Park. Here you get to experience the rain tropical forest, birding and
the highlight which is to encounter the chimpanzees in their natural
environment. Kibale national park with its 766 sq km of rain tropical forest
contains the highest primates’ density in the world. Among the species which you
can see include black and white colobus, red-tailed monkey and vervet monkey.
There are approximately 325 species of birds recorded.
In the afternoon proceed to Queen Elizabeth
National Park, which lies between Lake George on the East, Lake Edward on the
West and the Rwenzori Mountains on the North. Have a game drive as you enter
the park. Overnight and dinner at the hotel.
Day 04: Early morning breakfast and then proceed on a game drive along the tracks of the national park, in the Northern side towards Lake George and Kasenyi village. High chances of spotting big game such as the lion, elephant, buffaloes and on a good day even the leopard. Included in the drive is a visit to the Baboon cliffs and the splendid crater lakes. Brief stop for lunch. The afternoon is spent on boat safari from Mweya peninsula along Kazinga channel – here also great chance to sport a variety of wildlife, birdlife and amazing photograph opportunity. Early evening hours, proceed to the southern part of the park in the Ishasha sector, a vast savannah between the rivers Ishasha and Ntungwe. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 05: Breakfast followed by a morning game drive in Ishasha – look out for the “tree climbing lions” besides the herds of buffaloes, elephants among other big game. After lunch, drive to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Bwindi is the natural habitat for the endangered mountain gorillas, it is also a Heritage Site under Unesco. The choice of the area of the “gorilla safari” depends on the availability and allocation of the permits for this activity.
Day 06: Depart in the early morning for the tropical rain forest of Bwindi for the gorilla safari. The activity starts at 8 am and you will follow the ranger guides in a group of maximum 8 people as you search for the habituated family of mountain gorillas. Bwindi forest in Uganda has a population of about 370 gorillas, which is half the world population according to 2007 gorilla population surveys. You will have an hour of observing the primates and their behaviours as you take photographs. You will have packed lunch. In the evening hours proceed to Lake Bunyonyi, wonderful scenery, for dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 07: After breakfast, drive to Entebbe for your departure flight with lunch lunch en route.
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